Cravat attachment



March 11, 1930- s. J. LINDsKoG 1,750,232

I CRAVT ATTACHMENT Filed Jan. 12, 1929 Patented Mar. 11, 1930 UNITED STATES SEGFRID J. LINDSKOG, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA CRAVAT ATTACHMENT Application filed January 12, l1929. Serial N'o. 332,055.

My invention relates to four-in-hand cravats whi-ch, as used by many, are seldom if ever untied, following their initial tying, but are manipulated merely to enlarge the neck loop so that it may be passed off of the wearers head without untying or otherwise disturbing the knot. Thus, when reusing the cravat it is necessary only to slip the neck loop over the head and into the collar,

when by drawing on the narrow end of the cravat the neck loop is constricted within the collar to bring the knot into proper position on the collar.

When using four-in-hand cravats in this manner, it frequently occurs that when enlarging the neck loop, the narrow end of the cravat is withdrawn completely from the knot, necessitating untying of the knot before the cravat can again be worn.

It is a purpose of my invention to provide an attachment for four-in-hand cravats capable of being easily and quickly applied thereto and operating when applied to provide an abutment or stop to prevent withdrawal of the small end of the cravat through the knot so that the neck loop is at all times maintained to the end of eliminating accidental withdrawal thereof and the retying of the cravat.

I will describe only one form of cravat attachment embodying my invention, and will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a view showing in rear elevation a cravat having applied thereto one form of attachment embodying my invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged sectional views taken on the lines 2 2 and 3 3, respectively, of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the attachment.

In carrying out my invention, I provide an attachment for fourinhand cravats which comprises a member constructed from any suitable material having the required degree of rigidity but capable of being bent in order that it may be brought into clamping engagement with the cravat to function as an abutment or stop, and thusproperly perform the function for which it is intended. This member, indicated at 15, is preferably con structed of metal, and is of elongated form and of such a length that when in applied L position to the narrow end of a cravat its ends will project beyond the edges of the cravat to provide projections 16 that are adapted to be bent to clampingly engage the cravat and thus hold the member in fixed position transversely of the cravat. As only the ends of the member 15 are adapted to be bent, it is not necessary that the entire member be constructed of a bendable metal but only the ends.` However, from the standi point of manufacture, it is desirable that the entire member be formed from a single strip of bendable material.

In practice, the attachment is applied to a four-in-hand cravat at the narrow end thereof and only after the cravat has been tied in the usual manner to provide the knot 17 Vand the neck loop 18. 'In the conventional tying of aV cravat, the narrow end is extended through the knot 17 to form the neck loop, 75 and consequentlyin order to maintain the cravat tied and unlooping of the portion 18, it is necessary to prevent withdrawal of the narrow end through the knot. This is accomplished by means of my attachment, and to apply the attachment the member 15, fully extended, is first placed transversely of the narrow end followed by coiling of the end about the member for the purpose of increasing the transverse area of the stop or 55 abutment which the member forms so that it will be of such size that it cannot be drawn through the knot of the cravat either transversely or longitudinally. Subsequently to coiling the cravat end, the projecting ends 16 of the member are bent, preferably in the same direction, to extend around the ends of the coiled cravat and then inwardly to securely clamp the cravat wherefore it will be evident that the member 15 is secured 95 against accidental removal from the coiled part of the cravat.

With the attachment applied in this manner it forms an abutment or stop that prevents withdrawal of the narrow end of the cravat through the knot 17 as will be manifest from a consideration of Fig. 1. Thus, the cravat is maintained in tied and looped form so that the neck loop may be enlarged sufficiently to pass over the head of the wearer and without any fear of completely withdrawing the cravat from the knot and destroying the loop. Conversely, the narrow end of the cravat is accessible to constrict the neck loop so as to bring the knot into proper position on the collar when reapplying the cravat as will be understood. It it is desired to withdraw the narrow end of the cravat through the knot incident to untying of the complete cravat, the attachment can be readily detached from the cravat to allow this operation. In order to remove the attachment, it is only necessary to straighten the ends 16 of the member 15 when it can be withdrawn from the coiled part of the cravat. The straightening of the ends of the attachment does not destroy its usefulness as these ends may again be bent in reuse of the attachment.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of cravat attachment embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a ourinhand cravat tied to provide a knot and a neck loop, a member positioned transversely ot the narrow end and about which the narrow end is transversely extended and coiled, and means on the member clamping the cravat for maintaining the narrow end extended and coiled about the member and retaining the member against displacement from the cravat.

2. In combination, a four-in-hand cravat tied to provide a knot and neck loop, a stop member of bendable material upon which the narrow end of the cravat is coiled to dispose the member transversely of the length of the cravat with the ends of the member projecting beyond the edges of the coiled portion of the cravat and bent upon the coiled portion to prevent uncoiling of the latter and thereby secure the member in iiXed position on the cravat.

Signed at Los Angeles in the county of Los Angeles, and State of California this 18th day of December, A. D. 1928.

SEGFRID J LINDSKOG. 

